People tend to have the same common complaints or health / wellness goals but all too often fall back on the same excuses as to why they can't change. Our mission is to source the best in the business in all aspects of health, fitness and wellness to share with you their expertise. We hope to spark the interest and motivation you need to think differently, drop the excuses, and make a change.
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A look at current education issues in New York State with current and retired educators hosted by an educator of 30 years.
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Wayne interviews Adam Rudder the NYSERDA Director of Clean Transportation. They discuss the role of NYSERDA as well as the promise and challenges to electrifying a school bus fleet.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Leadership goes to the movies! Wayne uses a series, docudrama, and a documentary as jumping off points for leadership discussions. Check out the titles he recommends.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Wayne describes the reasons for his over a year long hiatus from Education Matters. He also talks about the power of curriculum in regards to basic first steps and use a situation from his current role outside of traditional education to illustrate the point.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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It's April which means it is time for Skills USA. Mark Payne has returned to talk about his new role at DDS and this year's Skills USA competition. Mark will also discuss DDS Companies sponsorship of the Precision Heavy Equipment Competition.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Education Matters NY is back! In this episode Wayne Ackles explains his extended hiatus. Wayne also shares the circumstances that led to the creation of the podcast as well as the future of the podcast.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Time to take a breather from the show and concentrate on my current job and other personal matters. I will be back!Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Some summer or other season reads about leadership. Wayne shares two books on leadership with a twist and a book about how NYS has become the sometimes fiscally dysfunctional place that it is. What do bridges across the Lake Ontario State Parkway have to do with this dysfunction?Από τον Wayne Ackles
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David Dunn, the immensely successful principal for Martha Brown Middle School, reflects on his career. This emotional interview explores what created that success over 45 years and what kids really need from all of us in public education.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Segment spotlights a couple of news articles on teacher recruitment and retention. The episode also looks at some geeky and fun channels from the satellite radio universe.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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First in a series of recommendations of material to listen to, watch or read over the summer or after. These materials may provide some insights in your course matter, or if you are an administrator give you further material to help you illustrate why you are making a particular change. This episode features- On the Media, Hidden Brain, Science Fri…
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Season 2 Premiere Jim Zumbo
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Welcome back for Season 2 of Education Matters NY! Jim Zumbo is our kick-off guest for the second season. Jim discusses his career and the role of sports for the whole child. Jim also gives parents tips on how to make the transition to a school sports parent. We also discuss the role of travel leagues and AAU Leagues and their positive and negative…
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Special Edition Season Finale- A look at the shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde with special attention to Red Flag Laws, Mental Health and Guns in the United States of America. Are there solutions? Are we willing to look at possible solutions and ourselves?Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Education Matters NY has a home on a website now which allows you to send comments, ideas, or suggest a guest that you would like to hear on the show.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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A look at Dr. Melba Nicholson's article from Fastcompany.com about what we really mean by work-life balance and how to be adjusted to our work and personal lives in the post-pandemic world.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Joe Fantigrossi returns to discuss the Resilience and Equity Conference at Falk College on the campus of Syracuse University, May 17-20. Joe discusses the purpose, the guests and opportunities at this conference sponsored by Finger Lakes Community Schools.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Mark Payne returns to discuss the Skills USA Competition. Mark talks about his almost 30 year history with the competition and what it means for the young people who compete in it. This year's competition is April 28, in Syracuse NY.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Life hack cultivated from an article written in Inc.com by Jessica Stillman on a different way to look at managing your time.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Kim is our first Women in Leadership participant. Kim discusses her role as a Community Family Outreach Coordinator and her role in the realm of students with special needs. She also talks about risk taking and how to have professional dialogue among colleagues.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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News round up where Governor De-Santis uses students as props and it backfires. We also look at Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill. Texas and the role of child protective agencies and schools with emerging transgender students. We also examine the teaching of controversial topics.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Brian Schmitt, the superintendent of Genesee Valley Schools, shares his work in creating a community schools model for his district.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Gene Gordon former science teacher and current employee of NASA explains what the NASA HUNCH program is and how schools can get involved and work with NASA.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Parkland Families OpEd, Indiana Law(LessonPlans), SUNY Microcredentials, How Smart is Your County?
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We explore some interesting news articles about active shooters, posting lesson plans for the year, microcredentialing and how smart is your county in New York State?Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Today's episode focuses on a tool to help you cultivate your own professional development through the use of Flipboard. Next week will be a return to a full episodeΑπό τον Wayne Ackles
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Mark Payne a fellow Training Coordinator with me at DDS shares his unconventional path into a teaching career at Alfred State. He also shares lessons learned and offers explanations as to why the trades are not being filled and sought out as they once were. Disclaimer- There were technical difficulties in this episode that did not allow for editing…
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First Reclaiming Your Life segment. These segments provide quick life hacks to create more work life balance. Today's boundary maker- turning off email notifications on your smartphone.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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The episode examines the relationship between schools with the state and local governments during the pandemic. It also makes the case as to why the overall pandemic response has been the greatest public policy failure in American History.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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An interview with Joe Fantigrossi centered on trauma informed instruction. Joe explains what trauma informed instruction is and why it is important to schools. Also what can we all learn about human behavior from trauma informed instruction.Από τον Wayne Ackles- Guest Joe Fantigrossi
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Mentor, colleague and friend describe former New York State Principal of the year Dave Paddock. We'll examine Dave's career along with his thoughts on school culture, schools suspensions as they relate to New York's new marijuana law and important advice for those approaching retirement age.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Referees, The Governor, and Jingle Bells 1/1/2022
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Referee resignations are at an all time high and may imperil youth/school sports. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul spoke with superintendents and principals about Covid 19 and testing. Jingle Bells has been removed from the playlist of a Brighton Elementary School.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Introduction of the podcast and education related news stories for the week of December 13.Από τον Wayne Ackles
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Flow - our optimal mental state that underpins our greatest and most memorable moments. We catch up with Cameron Norsworthy, performance director of The Flow Center, to chat more about this, how you can train your mind to help achieve this mental state and some of its many benefits. This is a fascinating topic which stems from positive psychology a…
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We are joined by one of the world’s leading experts on intermittent fasting who has not only studied the subject for over 20 years but follows the practice himself. Dr Mark Mattson is a neurosciences professor at Johns Hopkins University and is chief of the laboratory of neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging in the USA. Mark has complete…
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We catch up for a chat with Damien Angus and talk about his approach to training of quality over quantity. Damien competes in Iron Man competitions including the most iconic event in the competitions calendar, the world championships in Kona Hawaii where he has previously won his age group. Not only is Damien an impressive athlete but he has PHD in…
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Soraya is a Mum, a Nutritionist and Co-founder of Live Fruitfully based in Singapore. Being a mum, Soraya has a keen interest in nutrition, particularly nutrition for kids and runs a variety of workshops in this area. Soraya also believes in nutrition for kids, starting with the parents, even before the child is born. In this episode we touch on wh…
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To celebrate our tenth episode and to kick off our inspiring stories series we had the privilege of chatting to Justin McLean. Justin’s unique approach to thriving through a serious illness was so powerful in the short film An Open Letter to Cancer that we had to get him on to find out more about the man behind the story and, what he is doing now t…
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